#8c0073

Color #8c0073

A vivid, highly saturated dark magenta.

Closest named color Purple #800080 · ΔE 11.03 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-900 #721378 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#8c0073

RGB

rgb(140, 0, 115)

HSL

hsl(310.7, 100%, 27.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(310.7, 100%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 100%, 17.9%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(31.38, 59.26, -25.58)

LCH

lch(31.38, 64.55, 336.65)

OKLCH

oklch(43.4%, 0.1898, 338.49)

HWB

hwb(310.7, 0%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#008c19

Analogous

#5f008c

#8c0073

#8c002d

Triadic

#8c0073

#738c00

#00738c

Split-complementary

#8c0073

#2d8c00

#008c5f

Tetradic

#8c0073

#8c1900

#008c19

#00738c

Square

#8c0073

#8c5f00

#008c19

#002d8c

Shades

Color #8c0073 mixed toward black.

#750060

#5e004d

#46003a

#2f0026

#170013

Tints

Color #8c0073 mixed toward white.

#ca00a6

#ff08d3

#ff46de

#ff84e9

#ffc1f4

Tones

Color #8c0073 mixed toward gray.

#810c6c

#751764

#69235d

#5e2f55

#523a4e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.36:1

White text reads better on this background (8.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6b65 · ΔE 33.7

Deuteranopia

#717761 · ΔE 46.8

Tritanopia

#895855 · ΔE 24.6

Achromatopsia

#4a4a4a · ΔE 26.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8c0073;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c0073]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#8c0073 (#8c0073) is rgb(140, 0, 115) in RGB.

No, #8c0073 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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